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iinsi! (i.\in)i:M\(;. 



At 111.- tiiiif (.r wiilmi; ii.. iiiil.l.-sv li.i- I ii <l.'- 



l,-(t.>.l ill ;iii\ mI thf siii;i>.'.l liiislit-s, rxfii w hoii 



(■<)llipl.-lil\ ' Mil lOMlldr.l l)V illfl'cU-ll (HlfS. 



Wli.Tcas all the L.-nirs »)ii ihr spi-jixcl Imsln's 

 luv al.soliit.'lv Ir.T I'Mim iiiilil.'W. in;m> <.u \\\r 

 imspravcd l.iislirs an- lit-ax ilv inrf.-trd witli Hi.- 

 .•ailv •• wliil.- •' slat:-.' ..I' the ilis.-as.-. 



Ill a luilli.'"- .•NixTiiii.iil all t'lc hushes in a 

 small plot adjacent l«> the inaiii cxperiiiKMit al 

 area weii' spraved and are imw also fvvf I'loiii 

 mildew. 



HiiiuuihIv spiavs Iea\e a line deposil ull tlie 

 hen-ies. eoMsistinu nl' a mixlure ol' t!ie j.recini- 

 (ates ol" i-opper carhonate and sudiiim snlphal.'. 

 hul since iieaiiy (he whole of (his d.Mxisif can 

 lie lemoxed l.\ a sharp rinsiui;- in (ap water 

 th.^re should h.' no dillicuKv- in devisiiiii' a plan 

 lor liioronuldx deansinu- the heiTies. 



1)15. Hokm:. 



U. II. S. (iardeiis. Wisley. 



A Note from Nenagh. 



A Holly at Kockl'ord, still in fruit (May lltlh), 

 has a very line appearance, especially when seen 

 Jiom a distance. Although some other crops 

 sulTcr greatly from the attacks of birds, this 

 Holly has escaped. A C'lnysanthcmum, wliich 

 in tiic ordinary course of events should have 

 l)loom"d in m"id-\\-inter. but which, was kept 

 dw;?!r and prevented from flowering, is now 

 hearing thi-ee good blooms in the conservatorv. 

 Strawberries, raspbei-ries. and 1)lack currants 

 give good pronuse, but the prospect of the 

 apple and pear crop is not so bi-ight. Tlie atten- 

 tion given to the apple is increasing, but in Ire- 

 land we have yet to make great advances in 

 fruit culture if we are to achieve anything like 

 leasonable success. It is iiseless trying to re- 

 claim old worn out trees that have lived througli 

 many years without, attention. In many places, 

 especially in the south of Ireland, old and useless 

 trees are retained when their places could be 

 ]n-ofitably filled by young healthy trees which, 

 given attention, wovdd soon repay the small 

 cost entailed. In some districts large areas are 

 planted, but in many cases there in fn'idenf;c of 

 want of skill in the pruning. The trees, to |U(i- 

 duce the best results, must have skilled treat- 

 ment of root and branch. — D. Hanxigax in 

 Garden i}uj Illiistralcfl. 



The Irish Forestry Society, 



The fifteenth annual geiu^ral meeting of the 

 society was held on the; 17th uU. at Bray Head 

 Hotel, Bray, Co. Wicklow. This metting w^as 

 held in conjunction with an excursion to the 

 Kilruddery demesne, by kind permission of ^. hi- 

 Earl of Meath ; and, blessed by magnilicent 

 weather, the good co]npany of members and 

 friends, Avho were ably conducted through the 

 old world gardens and historic demesne by 

 Mr. L. Childs, had an enjoyable time. Much 

 was seen to admire from a forestry point of 

 view^ a notable feature being the grand old 

 Scots firs, Avith their perfectly straight, clean, 

 boles. Beech, too, are very fine, and the planting 

 generally under the shelter of Bray Head pos- 

 sesses many points of interest, pact ieiilaily one 

 sheltered area devoted to New Zealand subjects, 

 including a specimen of the rare Kami pine. 



The Month's Work. 



The Flower Garden. 



I5\ ('II viii.i;- Cum 

 Lor.l Caiew. (' 

 We N lord. 



N. (;ardei 



4le |{or. 



an. I i-'oivster (. 

 Chuiroch,., Co 



Tins summer lia^ so far been showry. rain has 

 been Ireipieiil. ami weeds ajipear (o have a good 

 time. Til.' -ardeiier will need to be vigilant on 

 <lr\ ,ll\:>. lo k-..;, (he hoe moxili'.: wherexer 

 po'ssihl,'. In (lower beds we.'ds must he remox ■<! 

 I)v hand and the siirl'ai'e moved l.\ the hoe a;, 

 li-htK as possible, (iardeii walks should he kept 

 scrupulously clean, and grass edges neatly clijiiM d 

 e\cr\ roiiniuiit. An application of an ai)pro\e(l 

 \yr<;\ killer at this time ol- the vear ensmvs clean 

 walks to the eu.l or the viMf. This is certaiidv 

 (he cheapest and most ellicient method of dealing 

 with what is sometimes a troublesome mal( r. 

 and any failure is almost in every case the nsult 

 of iiol understanding the simple method of 

 pu((ingi( on. First th(^ walk should be (deaned. 

 and then after (he ground has been mois(en"d l)\ 

 rain, ap])ly the weed-killer wlien then aii' hopes 

 of a day's tine weather to follow. A little wat cliiiig 

 the weather will usually give a favourable 

 opjioi-tunity. The most common mistake is to 

 put the weed-killer on first, and (hen when 

 clearing off (he weeds a lot of (he weed-killer is 

 removed wi( h them. By removing (he weeds 

 liist the gi'ound is poisoned against (he xoupg 

 weeds ancl seeds of weeds which are in (he walk:;, 

 and a clean walk follows for the rest of the yeai-. 

 The old practice of hoeing and raking walks 

 sliould be condemned as a, waste of labour and 

 most uncomfortable to walk on. 



Dahlias should be disbudded (o live sd-ong 

 shoots. Four bamboo canes or light stakes placed 

 around the plant equal distance apart, and each 

 shoot securely fastened to the centre stake and 

 these other four. The flower buds should he 

 removed and the plant grow^n wath a single stem 

 to each stake until each one is 2 feet high, when 

 the flowers w'ill come better in every w^ay . The 

 Dahlia is at its best in August and Sep(eml!er. 

 and any attempt to flower it in Jvdy spoils (he 

 pilants for their proper season. A good plan in the 

 garden is to grow flowers in their proper season 

 and get the best results. 



Carnations will be in flower, and towards the 

 end of the month provision should be made to 

 start layering the young shoots (see ^Nlay issue)- 

 A good plan is to layer each vai'iety as it is cut 

 or passes out of flower, and not to wait until all 

 the flowers ari^ over ; the time for the layers to 

 root is short, before the a\it\imn is on us. 



(iladioli will be benefited, sliould the weather 

 be dry. with lieavy waterings, with a smallipiau- 

 (i(y of li(|uid manure added to the water. I do 

 jiot like artificial manvu'es f(>r Gladioli. 



Violets also should be kept grow'ing freely and 

 well watered if the weather be dry. A dusting 

 of soot between the plants in showery weather is 

 also helpful, but be careful to do this very lightly 

 and frequently, and to wash the soot off the 

 foliage by waterings if the rain does not clean 

 them properly. 



Chrysanthemums in ]3ots will be growing 

 freely, and will want to be carefully watered 

 until the new soil is full of roots ; this should be 

 about the middle of the month. After this, if 



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